Welcome!Communities of Practice

April 2012

We will begin at 3:00pm

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Agenda

• Tour of WIMBA classroom - Christina• Summary of this initiative to date – Gareth • Review results of the survey – Christina • Open the floor to questions/comments – YOU• Tentative next steps

WIMBA

• Chat• Icons• Questions• Recording

Outcomes

• Identify your professional learning needs, and meet those needs in a professional development context

• Meet your ‘human needs’ for community, networking, and social interaction with your professional peers

• Increase your understanding of other organizations and programs in the Community of Practice

• Identify the areas in which programs are either complementary of, or in competition to, one another

• Identify education ‘gaps’ in the delivery of your topic (e.g. water education)

Outcomes cont.• Explore the potential to coordinate activities and

program plans; create efficiencies and synergies in your work

• Develop coordinated approaches to the funding community

• Identify common barriers to your work, and identify ways to overcome these barriers

• Provide support to teachers working together through professional learning communities

• Build your capacity to deliver on mission

Topics

• Water Education – includes education about wetlands, oceans, water conservation, etc.

• Energy and Climate Education – includes education about energy efficiency and conservation, alternative energy, transportation, climate change etc.

• Land Use and Conservation Education – includes education about parks, biodiversity, wildlife, agriculture, forestry, etc.

• Outdoor Education – includes education about outdoor skills, healthy outdoor lifestyles, sensory activities, camp experiences, nature centres, etc.

• Waste Education – includes education about recycling and the 3Rs, composting, consumerism etc.

Survey Summary

• 63 people responded to the survey

Support for Outcomes

ACEE as Secretariat

Hiring CoP Leaders

On-line Tools

Timeline

Topics

1. Water Education

2. Energy and Climate Change Education

3. Land Use and Conservation Education

4. Outdoor Education

5. Waste Education

Questions/Comments/Clarifications

Tentative Next Steps

• May – recruit for first two CoP facilitators• June – announce CoP roll out• October – first CoP face to face• October – recruit for next CoP facilitators• November – second CoP face to face • Winter 2013 – face to face for next three

CoPs

Contact

Gareth Thomson, Executive DirectorGareth@abcee.org403-678-0079

Christina Pickles, Program CoordinatorChristina@abcee.org403-286-9485